Unit 22 Teacher Feedback 31 October

Crime Idea Feedback:


- Good knowledge of genre
- Possibly too much narrative
- Actors could be hard to find regarding age and availability
- Simplify the plot and remove unneeded scenes that don't add to the plot of the film

Audience Research Survey Results

As you can see by question one the market my survey was intended to go to was between the age of 16 and 18 and this is the age rating I will try to appeal to in my short film.








Question two shows us that the people that did my survey were predominantly male so this is who I will direct my film towards as that is the main ender I have received my answers from.








Question three has shown that only 17.65% of the people that did my survey have not seen any of the given films that all share the same style/genre. This is a small percentage so should not effect the style of film I am waning to




Question four tells us that the audience for my short film likes violence in the films they watch.




Question five shows that people believe a structured plot/ story line s very important




Question six shows that people enjoy the film better if they can connect with the character this is probably because they can feels empathy for the character and also put them selves in their shoes.




Question seven shows us that just cover 70% of linear story line




On question eight the majority of people

Market Research Survey Results

Crime Idea Developed

Crime idea- developed

Working Title:

il cavaliere

Running Time:

Approx. 10 mins

Genre:

Crime / Action

Target Audience:

16-40 years old

Logline:

He’s not the Boogeyman. He’s the man you send to kill the Boogeyman.

Characters:

Protagonist- Hitman

Hitman’s friend

Antagonist- Italian mob boss

Henchmen- mob members (Gangsters/Guns for hire)

Cast:

 

Protagonist- 35-40 years old

Sidekick- 35-40 years old

Antagonist- 40-50 years old

Henchmen- 18-30 years old

 

Plot-

Start-Ending scene first, captured impossible looking situation, at abandoned TB hospital (Flash of images, loud noises, discomfort)

Scene2-snapto alarm clock noise, focus on alarm clock pan to man in bed, waking up

Scene3-gettting ready scenes (brushing teeth getting gun, getting shower etc.)

Scene4-phone call from client regarding a ‘job’

Scene5-meet client (Park bench) talk to client about details regarding earlier phone call but don’t appear to be talking. Client leaves envelope in a newspaper on the bench and walks away.

Scene6- goes home and looks at envelope containing information on target and creates an information board on the man (work, personal relationships, address etc.) (tense music)

Scene7-visit locations to scout area (show flash forward in black and white to the murder of the target)

Scene8- hitman talks to client regarding money transfer and when the hit will take place 

 Scene9-gear up with guns and other equipment

Scene10- target killed when walking up side ally way (next to bandstand in Ilkley)

Scene11- Hitman finds out that the man the hit was on is part of the Italian mafia and confronts the client for withholding the information. Argument breaks out so he kills the client in anger. 

Scene12- hitman’s house is invaded and he kills all the men sent to kill him

Scene13- hitman asks his friend to help him out and asks for a place to stay but is declined so goes into hiding at abandoned building and plans further plans

Scene14- mob finds out his location and goes to kill him.

Scene15- hitman caught off guard and knocked out.

Scene16- hitman up on the stage with bag over his head hands tied behind his back and kneeling on a large sheet of clear plastic.

Scene17- hitman begins to pull a small blade from the bottom of his shoe and starts to cut to rope his hands are tied together with, hitman’s friend comes to help and kills one of the Hench men. Hitman unties himself removes the bag on his head and uses the blade to kill a man and takes his gun.

Scene18 (finally) - Mob boss tries to flee the scene but is caught by hitman and his friend and begs for his life. Hitman kills the mob boss. They both walk away together and the film ends

 

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Hitman:

            Name: Jack Wilkinson.

            Personality: calm, quiet, highly skilled.

            Appearance: wears suit

Mob Boss:

                Name: Antonio Falconie.

                Personality: greedy, easily angered, strong Italian accent.

                Appearance: Old, Grey hair.

 

Thriller Idea Developed

Thriller/Torture Porn idea- Developed

Working Title:

Spiked

Running Time:

 Approx. 10 minuets

Genre:

Thriller / Torture Porn

Target Audience:

Male Young Adults

Logline:


Riddle Me This

Characters:

Ben
Sam
Will
Aalyan
Nathan

Cast:

Ben - Ben
Sam - Sam
Will - Will
Aalyan - Aalyan
Nathan - Nathan


Main Character Profile(s):

Ben:  Short, Blond hair, The group joker
Sam: Tall, Brown hair, Tends to be moody
Will: Tall, Blond hair, dopey and unaware
Aalyan: Average height, Black hair, immature
Nathan: Tall, Blond hair, quiet

Plot points:

- Boys go to a party together and there drinks are spiked they all start to feel off and collapse
- The Boys wake up in an unknown location and are confused about how they got there
- A mysterious voice speaks to them from the darkness telling them who he is (The riddler)
- The Riddlers calling card is cutting a question mark out of the skin of his victims foreheads
- The game is explained to the boys, they must answer riddles in order to pass the stage and if the riddle is answered wrong one of them will be chosen at random and murdered.
- The boys complete the riddles so there is only 2 of them left.
- The boys are put into a room by themselves and they cannot see or hear each other.
- Will is in the room with the controls and ben is in an empty room
- The riddler explains the game to them (Will can choose to kill himself and save Ben or he can kill Ben and save himself)
- will choses to kill Ben and save him self however it was a twist and when he clicks to kill ben it actually kills him.

Initial story ideas

Sci-Fi- 3 friends (me, Sam, Aalyan) find a mysterious object on the moor and go to investigate and all become disorientated and black out. When the wake up they are scared and leave later deciding not to tell anyone about the object. Over time they all realise they have developed powers, they keep experimenting and when they get stronger with their powers they get headaches. One of them goes mad and one gets killed leaving the last to fight the mad one.

Horror-  (found footage style) group of friends go camping in the woods/on the moor and come under attack from an unknown source, mysterious things happen and they start to go missing   one by on eventually ending up with no survivors and the camera being found by someone and ending on a cliff hanger.

Crime- hitman excepts hit from a client but isn’t told all the information on the guy and he ends up being a member of the mob. The hitman is hunted down by the mob and gets into multiple firefights and ends up in a near impossible scenario only to be saved by his lifelong friend that lets him down earlier in the short film.

Mystery- Bomb expected in local area as terrorist threat rises in the country. Bomb goes off in the town and there is multiple fatalities however it was not a suicide bomber and was planted there by a member of the public. Two junior detectives just out of training are assigned with the task of solving the mystery of who did it.   

Action- Two men are separated from there group in a hostile are and have to survive the elements on the motorised fighting off enemy bombardments finally getting help from a local and finally get home after being rescued and severely injured one of them eventually dying. 

Thriller/Torture Porn- A group of friends are drugged at a party and wake up to find themselves in an unknown location they are confused and scared  they are forced to complete riddles that, if answer wrong, will lead to one of the group dying eventually leading to 2 of them left and one of the boys having to sacrifice themselves for the other.